An Award to the Turkish Design 'Unmanned Vehicle' from the USA
From the Department of Industrial Design, METU, Faculty Member Asst. Prof. Dr. Gürsu and his team designed an unmanned vehicle called "Eco Barrow"...
An Award to the Turkish Design 'Unmanned Vehicle' from the USA
From the Department of Industrial Design, METU, Faculty Member Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Gürsu and his team designed an unmanned vehicle called "Eco Barrow" to be used in agriculture for harvesting, carrying, irrigation, and disinfection, and it won an award in the international design competition in USA.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gürsu spoke to an AA reporter and stated that the international design competition, which had been held since 2007 and was called "International Design Awards", aimed to reward the most innovative practices in architecture, interior, product design, and fashion. Indicating that the competition serves as an accreditation for the ranking candidates, Gürsu said that the awarded designs would be exhibited in the award ceremonies that would be held in New York and Los Angeles.
Stating that his team has won 5 awards in this year's competition, "International Design Awards 2015", Gürsu said that his team took the third place following two America-based companies in "award-winning companies" ranking of the competition as a result of their performance.
"The automatization in harvesting and agricultural practices in fields that are not suitable for large vehicles will be achieved" Emphasizing that the unmanned agriculture vehicle platform named "Eco Barrow" is among the award-winning designs, Gürsu said that the design was granted the silver award in the "alternative energy transportation vehicles" category.
Gürsu provided the following information about the design:
"The electrically operated design provides a vehicle solution that can be specialized for various sectors such as design, agriculture, and construction. The unmanned vehicle, designed to be used in agricultural lands, offers a modular platform for tasks such as carrying, irrigation, disinfection, digging, and lifting. The pallet system, which uses electric power, can move along a path that was identified beforehand or can be controlled via a remote control. Thanks to its multifunctional platform, the automatization in harvesting and agricultural practices in fields that are not suitable for large vehicles will be achieved."
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gürsu spoke to an AA reporter and stated that the international design competition, which had been held since 2007 and was called "International Design Awards", aimed to reward the most innovative practices in architecture, interior, product design, and fashion. Indicating that the competition serves as an accreditation for the ranking candidates, Gürsu said that the awarded designs would be exhibited in the award ceremonies that would be held in New York and Los Angeles.
Stating that his team has won 5 awards in this year's competition, "International Design Awards 2015", Gürsu said that his team took the third place following two America-based companies in "award-winning companies" ranking of the competition as a result of their performance.
"The automatization in harvesting and agricultural practices in fields that are not suitable for large vehicles will be achieved" Emphasizing that the unmanned agriculture vehicle platform named "Eco Barrow" is among the award-winning designs, Gürsu said that the design was granted the silver award in the "alternative energy transportation vehicles" category.
Gürsu provided the following information about the design:
"The electrically operated design provides a vehicle solution that can be specialized for various sectors such as design, agriculture, and construction. The unmanned vehicle, designed to be used in agricultural lands, offers a modular platform for tasks such as carrying, irrigation, disinfection, digging, and lifting. The pallet system, which uses electric power, can move along a path that was identified beforehand or can be controlled via a remote control. Thanks to its multifunctional platform, the automatization in harvesting and agricultural practices in fields that are not suitable for large vehicles will be achieved."